US president said his horrific blow-up would make ‘great television’ – the White House has never seen anything like it

Summary

Trump just presided over one of the greatest diplomatic disasters in modern history, with flared tempers, raised voices, and shredded protocol.

Never before has a U.S. president bullied and berated an adversary, never mind an ally, in such a public way.

During a tense Oval Office meeting, Trump and JD Vance attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, demanding he accept a peace deal with Russia or lose U.S. support.

The conversation devolved into shouting, with Trump accusing Zelenskyy of being ungrateful and “gambling with World War III.”

The meeting ended in chaos, with no agreement reached.

  • robbinhood@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Trump is not a diplomat? Trump’s blow up is exactly why you want to work with professional diplomats.

    Zelenskyy and Trump should have never been meeting until every point was hammered out and Zelenskyy should have turned up just to compliment Trump and sign something already agreed upon.

    It sucks having to approach POTUS like a cranky toddler, but such is the world we live in.